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Saeb Erekat, the PA's chief negotiator, has suggested unprecedented compromises on the division of the Haram al-Sharif.

23 Jan 2011 13:37 GMT

Saeb Erekat, the chief negotiator of the Palestinian Authority, has suggested unprecedented compromises on the division of Jerusalem and its holy sites, The Palestine Papers show.

Minutes of negotiations at the US State Department in Washington DC indicate that Erekat was willing to concede control over the Haram al-Sharif, or Temple Mount, to an international committee in exchange for sovereignty over large parts of Jerusalem’s Old City.